The Silicon Valley/Greater San Francisco Bay Area is a thriving microcosm of talent and diversity. Life in the Bay Area is unlike anywhere else in the world. The region is geographically and ethnically diverse, ranging from large cities such as San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, to smaller urban and agricultural areas.

The Bay Area is one of the wealthiest regions in the United States, and this high standard of living is reflected in the benefits offered by Bay Area employers. While benefit trends across the nation suggest cost containment through cost shifting to employees and/or benefit downgrades, employee benefits within the Silicon Valley/Greater Bay Area continue to feature rich benefit packages with relatively low deductibles and copay amounts.

Whether you are headquartered within the Bay Area or elsewhere, SVEBI provides the most comprehensive and current research data on employee benefit plans in the area, including the most common benefit plan approaches and their relative costs to both employers and employees. SVEBI provides tangible benchmarking data necessary to develop an employee benefits strategy and competitive plan design.

The availability of meaningful and valued employee benefits is key to fostering employee satisfaction, maintaining employee dedication, and maximizing productivity. Balancing cost efficiency and the market pressure to provide the most competitive benefits package possible is a very real challenge for employers, especially without critical competitive benchmarking data. SVEBI solves this problem by providing employers with answers and new ideas through the annual benchmarking report.

For the purposes of this survey, SVEBI includes the nine counties within the Silicon Valley/Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Marin County, Napa County, San Francisco County, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, Solano County, and Sonoma County.